Description
The Descope WordPress plugin before 1.2.0 does not validate the authentication token it receives before creating a WordPress session, accepting any non-empty token, so an unauthenticated attacker can obtain a session for any existing account, including an administrator, by supplying that account's email address.
Published: 2026-11-12
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions descope
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions descope

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Thu, 12 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Descope WordPress plugin before 1.2.0 does not validate the authentication token it receives before creating a WordPress session, accepting any non-empty token, so an unauthenticated attacker can obtain a session for any existing account, including an administrator, by supplying that account's email address.
Title Descope < 1.2.0 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover
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Wordpress-extensions Descope
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-12T11:24:31.088Z

Reserved: 2026-10-15T09:31:25.187Z

Link: CVE-2026-110959

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-12T06:17:11.100

Modified: 2026-11-12T18:49:18.840

Link: CVE-2026-110959

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-12T16:07:45Z

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